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October, 2025 3-4 Nevada 4-5 Bettendorf 11 Iowa City 11 Iowa City 16-18 Oak Brook, IL 18-22 Saint Joseph, MO 18 Waterloo 25-29 Gainesville, FL ? Des Plaines, IL ? Grinnell ? Lexington, KY ? Marion ? Oskaloosa ? Palatine, IL ? Perry	November, 2025 7-8 Coralville 7-10 Dayton, OH 7-8 Nevada 13-15 Fort Madison ? Cedar Rapids ? Spencer	December, 2025 5-6 Nevada 6 Iowa City
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Redding, CT The Mark Twain Library at Redding Community Center 37 Lonetown Road (Route 107) (GPS: 41.310787, -73.38534) 203-938-2545 JUST FOLLOW OUR GREEN DIRECTION SIGNS!	Aug 29 - Sept 1 64th Annual Mark Twain Library Book Fair When: Labor Day weekend dates are Friday August 29, 2025 to Monday, September 1, 2025 Friday: 9-4 prices as marked Saturday: 10-4 prices as marked Sunday: 10-4 half price day Monday: 9-4 $10 for a box full of books What: Over 60,000 books for sale organized in 75 categories for ALL ages! Free admission* ($20 Early Admission Charge from 9-10am - Friday ONLY) Free parking and refreshments are available for purchase. Credit and Debit Cards accepted. Wheelchair accessible. Where: The Redding Community Center, 37 Lonetown Road, Redding CT Questions? Email us at bookfair@marktwainlibrary.org BOOK FAIR HIGHLIGHTS: Special collection from the Mary Travers estate an extensive amount of vinyl records, including Beatles albums a wide range of Civil War history books from a private collection numerous selections of cookbooks and quilting books sizeable offerings in photography and art, including coffee table books many of The Great Courses on both CDs and DVDs a substantial amount of Harlequin series romances from 2020-2025 a large assortment of games and puzzles Additional Highlights by Category: Preschool: exceptionally large collection of picture books and board books on a variety of subjects. School age: huge amount of series collections including Judy Blume, Roald Dahl, Magic Tree House, Eyewitness, and Harry Potter. Non-fiction foreign language books in Polish, French, Spanish and Chinese. numerous easy-to-read books in folk/fairy tales, biographies, and general science/animals an extensive Native American collection and wonderful array of Nature Crafts books graphic novels - from Garfield to the latest sci-fi character. Young Adult: large collections of fiction and series books a number of graphic novels and non-fiction materials on assorted subjects. Music: wide scope of vocal music and sheet music vocal opera scores of most of the famous operas instrumental “How to Play” lesson books for different instruments including ukulele, drums, piano, guitar, etc. Childhood Treasures: a very nice collection of older Maurice Sendak books. collectible volumes: Junior Model Planes by J.D. Powell (1945) - in excellent condition Roberta E. Lee by Burke Davis (1956) - signed copy. John F. Blair Pub. Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1920) - Modern Lib. of NY Collector’s Corner & other Highlights - A special section filled with rare and beautiful editions and is one of the most popular spots! CLICK HERE FOR LIST
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Gainesville, FL Friends of the Library - Alachua County Library District Book House 430 North Main St. 352-375-1676 (Across from Truist Bank)	Oct 25 - 29  FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY FALL BOOK SALE  Celebrating Our 71st Year 1954-2025 Over Half a Million Gently Used ITEMS - More than 60 Categories! Books Comics Manga Artwork Academic texts Posters Magazines Puzzles, Games (board and computer) Movies, CDs, Vinyl records Sheet music, Music scores, URTexts  - and much more! All donated by our local community October 25 to 29, 2025 Saturday, 9 am to 6 pm Sunday, Noon to 6 pm Monday, Noon to 6 pm Tuesday, Noon to 6 pm, 1/2 price day * Wednesday, Noon to 6pm, 10 cent day *  * except boxes Hundreds of thousands of books and other items have been sorted and priced. All have been donated by the greater Gainesville community. Great Prices Most regular prices 25 cents to $4 Tuesday: half price day; Wednesday: 10 cent day We accept cash, checks, credit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay. Collector's Corner is one of the areas that sets this sale apart. It has a selection of first editions, signed and rare books, vintage vinyl records, maps, artwork, and other collectible items. Collector's Corner is open the first four days of the sale, Saturday to Tuesday. HUGE Children and Young Adult sections Expanded indoor area with a separate entrance for Art/Architecture, Comics/Manga, and Puzzles/Games. Occupancy in these areas and in Collector's Corner will be limited. Music Table: Large selection of sheet music for the classical guitarist and lots of piano tutors Record Table: Very large selection of classical LPs, jazz CDs, 78rpms, and 45rpms records. FOL Gainesville does not allow pre-buying of items. Everything, and everybody waits on that opening morning entry that is traditionally lead by our Scottish Bag Piper! We will follow the most current CDC guidelines at the time. We recommend masks and social distancing.. On busy days shoppers may have to wait in line until others first leave the building. We encourage shoppers to bring your own bags and boxes for purchases. Click Here for book sale procedures And HERE for updated Large Order Procedures Also check here: About the Book Sales  FOL website https://folacld.org and social media facebook.com/FOLACLD  All profits are used for the Alachua County Library District and community literacy projects.
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Ames, IA Ames Public Library 515 Douglas Ave 515-239-5646	Bookstore Mon-Thu 9-9, Fri, Sat 9-6, Sun 1-5
Bettendorf, IA Bettendorf Public Library 2950 Learning Campus Dr. 563-344-4177	Oct 4 - 5 Sat 9-5, Sun noon-3 Preview: Fri 5-7:30 pm, Friends; join at door. $20 fee for scanning Thousands of books; 60% hardcover; sorted; $1 $20 Scanner fee at Preview only Bookstore Mon-Thu 10-4, Sat 11-3 4,000 books; paperbacks .50; hardcovers $1; children's .25-.50; Trade PB $1 No books are held in the shop for more than two months.
Burlington, IA Burlington Public Library 210 Court St 319-753-1647	Sept Sat 9-5, Mon 9-2 Preview: Fri 9-5, Friends; join at door 9,000+ books; 40% hardcover; sorted; not 'picked over'; no buyer restrictions; .25-$1; Mon bag sale Bookstore Mon-Sat 10-4 $1-$3
Cedar Falls, IA Book Nook Cedar Falls Public Library 524 Main St. 319-273-8667	Bookstore Monday 10-7, Wednesday 10-4, Saturday 10-4
Cedar Rapids, IA Cedar Rapids Public Library 450 5th Ave. SE (Free non-metered parking is available for up to two hours in the south lot. This is enforced during library hours every day.)	Nov Watch this spot for the next great sale!
Clinton, IA Clinton Public Library Underground Book Store 306 8th Avenue S 563-242-0840	Bookstore Mon, Sat 10-2, Wed 2-6
Coralville, IA Friends of Coralville Public Library 1401 5th Street 319-248-1850	Nov 7 - 8 Fri 10-5:30, Sat 10-3 7,000 books; 75% donated; 60% hardcover; sorted; Donation No scanners
Council Bluffs, IA Council Bluffs Public Library 400 Willow Ave 712-323-7553	Sept 12 - 13 Fri, Sat 9-4 Preview: Thu 5-7, Friends; join at door "Thousands" of books; 90% donated; sorted; not 'picked over'; no buyer restrictions; $1-$2; Sat Noon-2 $5/bag; 2-3 free Bookstore During library hours
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Des Moines, IA Des Moines Central Library 1000 Grand Ave	Ongoing Mon-Wed 9-7:30, Thu, Fri 9-5:30, Sun (Sept-May) 1-4:30 not 'picked over'; no buyer restrictions
Evansdale, IA Evansdale Public Library 123 N Evans Rd 319-232-5367	Ongoing Mon, Thu 11-7, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 11-5 90% donated; 50% hardcover; sorted; not 'picked over'; no buyer restrictions; books, mags .25; VHS, DVD .50
Fort Dodge, IA Fort Dodge Public Library 424 Central Ave 515-573-8167	Bookstore Mon 1-7, Tue-Fri 11-4; closed Sat, Sun Friends Book Shop on the Square
Fort Madison, IA Fort Madison Public Library 1920 Avenue E 319-372-5721	Nov 13 - 15 Thu 10-5:30, Fri 10-4, Sat 9:30-12:30 5,000 books; 65% donated; 80% hardcover; sorted; not 'picked over'; no buyer restrictions; .25-$2.50
Garden Grove, IA Garden Grove Public Library 103 W. Main St. 641-443-2172	Ongoing Mon, Wed, Fri 2-4:30 Call 641-443-2445 anytime to look at books
Grinnell, IA Drake Community Library 930 Park St 641-236-2661	Oct Sat 8-2 2,000 books; 100% donated; 50% hardcover; sorted; no buyer restrictions; .50-$1 Bookstore Library hours Paperbacks $1; hardcovers $2
Hiawatha, IA Hiawatha Public Library 150 W Willman St. 319-393-1414	Ongoing
Iowa City, IA Iowa City Public Library 123 S Linn St 319-887-6050	Oct 11; Dec 6 Sat 10-3 1,000 books; 50% donated; 50% hardcover; sorted; not 'picked over'; Donation No scanning allowed Credit cards accepted Bookstore Sun 12:30-4:30, Mon, Wed 10:30-7; Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat 10:30-4:30
Iowa City, IA Antelope Lending Library held at: 1122 5th Ave 908-868-5142	Sept 13; Oct 11 9-noon .50-$2
Jefferson, IA Jefferson Public Library 200 West Lincolnway St 515-386-3825	Sept 12 - 20 Sat 9-1, Mon, Wed, 1-6, Tue, Thu 9-6, Fri 1-5:30, Sat 9-1 Preview: Friday prior, 1-5pm, Friends; join at door $5-$10 4,000+ books; 80% donated; 40% hardcover; sorted; not 'picked over'; no buyer restrictions; .50-$1; Last day of sale $5/bag provided
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Knoxville, IA Knoxville Public Library 213 E Montgomery 641-828-0585	Aug Thu 2-8, Fri 10-5, Sat 10-2 Sat discounted prices
Le Mars, IA Friends of the Le Mars Public Library 2nd Chapter Gently Used Books 104 Central Ave NE 712-305-2233	Bookstore Thu 3-7, Fri 10-5, Sat 10-3 3,500 books; 60% donated; 40% hardcover; sorted; $1-$4 Credit cards accepted
LeClaire, IA LeClaire Community Library 323 Wisconsin St 563-289-4242 x 4	Ongoing Library hours
Malvern, IA Malvern Public Library 502 Main St. 712-624-8219	Ongoing
Marion, IA Marion Public Library 1095 6th Ave 319-377-3412	Oct Sat 10-4, Sun 2-4 Preview: Fri 4-6pm, Friends; join at door $10 2,200 books; 80% donated; 70% hardcover; sorted; no buyer restrictions; paperbacks $1; hardcovers $2; children's .50; Sun $3/bag Newest books are sold in our Bookstore
Marshalltown, IA Marshalltown Public Library 105 W. Boone St 641-754-7384	Sept 20 - 22 Sat 9-3, Sun 1-5, Mon 9-2 (Mon $1 admission) Preview: Fri 5-7:30pm, Friends; join at door $10 15,000 books; 80% donated; 60% hardcover; sorted; not 'picked over'; no buyer restrictions; .25-$1; Sun $1/bag; Mon $1 admission, all books free Credit cards accepted Ongoing Library hours .50-$5
Nevada, IA Nevada Public Library 631 K Ave 515-382-2628	Sept 5 - 6; Oct 3 - 4; Nov 7 - 8; Dec 5 - 6 Fri, Sat 10-1
Oskaloosa, IA AAUW, Oskaloosa at Penn Central Mall 200 High Ave. W	Oct Thu, Fri 10-8, Sat 10-4 5,000 books; 80% donated; 60% hardcover; sorted; not 'picked over'; no buyer restrictions; $1 per item, 6 for $5; .50 after 30; children's .50; Sat $5/bag This is a smaller sale than usual, and will be our last sale, because we no longer have a place for book drop-off and sorting.
Ottumwa, IA Ottumwa Public Library Friends, Inc. Held at: Bridge View Center 102 Church St. 641-682-7563	Sept 26 - 28 Fri noon-8, Sat 9-5, Sun 11-5 10,000 books; 100% donated; 30% hardcover; sorted; not 'picked over'; no buyer restrictions; $1-$2 Credit cards accepted
Perry, IA Perry Public Library 1101 Willis Ave	Oct Fri 10-4, Sat 10-2 5,000 books; 50% donated; 35% hardcover; sorted
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Red Oak, IA Red Oak Public Library 400 North 2nd St.	Ongoing
Solon, IA Solon Public Library 320 W. Main St. 319-624-2678	Ongoing Library hours Donation
Spencer, IA Spencer Rotary Club at Clay County Regional Events Center 800 W 18th St	Nov Sat 10-5 Sun noon-4 (free admission Sat & Sun) Preview: Thu 5:30-7:30pm, $5 fee; Fri 10-7, $1 fee; $3 hc, $1 pb 30,000 books; paperbacks .50; hardcovers $1.50; children's free; Sun $5/bag, $25 grocery cart
Tipton, IA Tipton Public Library 206 Cedar St. 319-886-6266	Ongoing
Waterloo, IA Waterloo Public Library 415 Commercial St 319-291-4496	Oct 18 Sat 9-2 Preview: Thu prior 5-7pm, Friends; join at door 10,000 books; 100% donated; 85% hardcover; sorted; no buyer restrictions; $5/bag (bags supplied) Some books are removed Bookstore Mon-Thu 9-8; Fri, Sat 9-5; Sun noon-5 Paperbacks .50; hardcovers $1 (unless otherwise marked
Waukee, IA Waukee Public Library 950 Warrior Lane 515-987-7994	Ongoing Mon-Thu 9:30-8:30, Fri, Sat 9:30-3, Sun 1-4 (Sept-May)
West Des Moines, IA West Des Moines Public Library 4000 Mills Civic Parkway 515-222-3400	Bookstore Library hours 200-300 books
Winterset, IA Winterset Public Library at American Legion bldg 223 N 1st Ave 515-462-1731	Sept 5 - 6 Fri 10-7, Sat 10-3 Preview: Thu 4-7pm, Friends; join at door $5. No vendors, no scanners. $10/plastic grocery sack (provided); limit 5 bags 10,000 books; 90% donated; 60% hardcover; sorted; not 'picked over'; donation Legion will sell snacks
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Des Plaines, IL Des Plaines Public Library 1501 Ellinwood St. 847-376-2922 Downtown, just south of Metra train station	Oct Watch this spot for the next great sale!
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Elgin, IL Gail Borden Library 270 North Grove Avenue 847-742-2411	Sept Watch this spot for the next great sale!
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Lake Forest, IL BEST MIDWEST! Friends of Lake Forest Library at Lake Forest Recreation Center 400 North Hastings Road	Sept 11 - 14 FRIENDS OF LAKE FOREST LIBRAY 49TH BOOK SALE September 11 to 14, inside at Lake Forest Recreation Center 400 N. Hastings Rd. Lake Forest, IL 60045 Free admission and parking; walk to train and historic Market Square MEMBER PRESALE Thursday September 11, 9 AM to 5 PM Memberships are available at the door. 20% surcharge on purchases. PUBLIC SALE Friday September 12, 9 AM to 8 PM Saturday September 13, 9 AM to 5 PM (Teachers, First Responders, Active Military 25% discount with ID) Sunday September 14, 9 AM to 5 PM (Half price day!) OVER 100,000 GENTLY USED DONATED BOOKS CAREFULLY SORTED AND ORGANIZED IN OVER 115 CATEGORIES INCLUDING Collectors, Biographies, Vintage Children, Military, U.S. and World History, Sports, Science Fiction, Music, CDs, DVDs, Photography, Children’s (by age and reading level), Cooking, Gardening, New Fiction, Puzzles, Graphic Novels and more! Fabulous ART!  Incredible Easton and Franklin Press! Scanners allowed in place. No stockpiling allowed. Please reshelve unwanted books. Holding area provided for large orders.  Items placed in holding area are considered sold. No backpacks, strollers, large carts or wagons allowed. Cash, credit cards (over $20), checks, Applepay For more information and to volunteer: friendslflibrary@gmail.com or www.lakeforestlibrary.org
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Oak Brook, IL Friends of the Oak Brook Public Library 600 Oak Brook Road (31st St) 630-368-7700	Oct 16 - 18  FRIENDS OF THE OAK BROOK PUBLIC LIBRARY USED BOOK SALE  Thursday October 16th, 9:30a.m. to 8p.m. (FIVE DOLLAR FEE THURSDAY 9:30-11:30, only) Friday October 17th, 9:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. Saturday October 18th, 9:30a.m. to 3:00p.m. EXTREMELY WELL CURATED SELECTION OF DOZENS OF GENRES OVER 5000 BOOKS, ALL DONATED SPECIAL GENRES THIS YEAR: GENEALOGY, METAPHYSICS, COLLECTIBLE REFERENCE, SIGNED ROBERT GOLDSBOROUGH COLLECTION, MUCH DRAMA, SCREENPLAYS, SCRIPTS, MOVIE RELATED TOPICS, POETRY, HC CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS AND THE USUAL SELECTION OF REGULAR TOPICS LIKE HISTORY, BIOS, FICTION, COOKBOOKS. For further information contact: Oak Brook Library @ 630-368-7700 or 630-303-4258, maryanun@aol.com Don't miss it!
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Palatine, IL Palatine Public Library 700 N. North Court 847-358-5881 x 149	Oct Watch this spot for the next great sale!
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Lexington, KY Lexington Central Library 140 East Main Street Lexington, KY 40507 859-231-5505 (Conference Room A)	Oct Watch here for details on the next great book sale!
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Saint Joseph, MO St. Joseph Public Library at: Downtown Library 927 Felix St 816-236-2107	Oct 18 - 22 Friends of the St. Joseph Public Library Fall Book Sale! Over 12,000 items Books DVDs, Music CDs, Books-on-CD, Games, Puzzles 50% donated, 50% ex-library Sorted into 35 categories! Fiction and Non-Fiction for Adults, Teens, Children Sale Hours Friends ONLY Preview Sale, Saturday, October 18: 9 am - 10 am (can join at door) Saturday, October 18, 10 am - 5 pm Sunday, October 19, 9 am - 5 pm Monday, October 20, 9 am - 6 pm Tuesday, October 21, 9 am - 6 pm Wednesday, October 22, 9 am - 6 pm Great Prices! Hardcover books: $2.00; Paperbacks, DVDs and CDs: $1.00 Tuesday, October 21: ½ Price Day! Wednesday, October 22: Bag ($5) and Box ($10) Day! We accept payment by cash, check or card For more information contact Jessica Poet at 816-236-2107 or jpoet@sjpl.lib.mo.us
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Dayton, OH Book Fair Foundation, Inc. Annual Dayton Book Fair at the New Montgomery County Fairgrounds 645 Infirmary Road 937-999-4491 (Just off US 35)	Nov 7 - 10 Watch this spot for details on the next great sale!
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McLean, VA 51st Used Book Sale AAUW - McLean, VA Chapter McLean Community Center 1234 Ingleside Avenue McLean, VA 22101 703-527-4206 (AAUW Contact)	Sept 6 - 7 McLean AAUW  51st USED BOOK SALE!  AAUW returns after a five year absence Book selections for adults and kids! All donated and sorted by category. September 6 and 7 Saturday 9:00 am to 6:30 pm Sunday 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm Book categories are very well organized and easy to navigate - find just what you need No entry fee. Cash, checks and credit cards accepted Books have not been picked over. AAUW volunteers sort and edit the donated books so that we only offer for sale those books that we feel we can sell. This is the 51st sale so the volunteers are quite experienced. No sales to dealers & patrons before the sale. No buyer restrictions Proceeds support AAUW Scholarships for Women. American Association of University Women. Get great bargains and help students! Questions: aauwbooksale2025@gmail.com PLEASE NOTE THE LOCATION:  McLean Community Center 1234 Ingleside Avenue McLean, VA 22102